Our mission
FRench American Museum Exchange (FRAME) is a consortium of 32 major museums in France and North America that promotes cultural exchange in the context of museum collaborations. FRAME fosters partnerships among its member museums to develop innovative exhibitions, educational and public programs, and professional exchanges among museum staff, and maintains a website to reach global audiences.
FRAME'S 20th Anniversary Video
FRAME continues to embody a true cultural alliance, despite the occasional political complexities between our countries, fostering the development of warm and mutually beneficial professional and working relations between FRAME member museums in France and in North America.
William Beekman
Co-President North America, FRAME
CHRISTELLE CREFF
Coprésidente de FRAME, France
About Us
The FRench American Museum Exchange (FRAME) promotes cultural exchange in the context of museum collaborations between North American and French institutions. It is a vibrant bilateral organization founded in 1999 by Elizabeth Rohatyn and Françoise Cachin, and remains the only organization of its kind. The FRAME network began with 18 museums and has nearly doubled in size in the past two decades. Plans are actively underway to further expand this network, and broaden and deepen its impact.
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917, oil on canvas, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Mildred Anne Williams Collection, 1973.3. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Our Member Museums
Latest News
Highlights of FRAME’s Spring Meeting in Fontainebleau
The Spring Meeting in Fontainebleau underscored the proactive engagement of FRAME members in steering the network’s direction. This recap encapsulates the highlights and strategic initiatives
Marisol: A Retrospective at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, July 12, 2024 – January 6, 2025
FRAME is honored to provide support for the exhibition catalogue of Marisol: A Retrospective, now on view at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, from July
FRAME’s 2024 Annual Conference: October 23 – 25, Nancy
Save the date for FRAME’s 2024 Annual Conference taking place in Nancy, October 23 – 25. This year’s annual meeting will serve as a platform
FRAME Announces the Opening of the Fall 2024 Grant Cycle – Letters of Intent Deadline: July 15
FRAME is delighted to announce it is now accepting applications for project support grants that include a collaboration with one or more museums in the
FRAME Announces Partnership with the Villa Albertine
FRAME and the Villa Albertine are partnering to build bridges and increase learning opportunities between museums in France and the United States. Recently, FRAME members
Sylvain Amic Returns to FRAME Network as the New President of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris
We extend our warmest congratulations to Sylvain Amic on his recent appointment as President of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, effective
Contact us
You may contact FRAME in a number of ways.
- North America: 1.860.581.8609
- France: +33 (0)1 40 15 35 67
- info@framemuseums.org
- PO Box 5 Essex, CT 06426